No, nursing school did not prepare me for this situation but the death of my parent last year did. You may learn in nursing school what to look for/do when your patient is dying, and what you may say...
I had to laugh at this remember last year when my father died after a battle with terminal cancer. I had the privilege of being with my father last year when he died, and soon after my sister-in-law...
Working4ALiving replied to fairyluv's topic in Geriatric, LTC
I had 42 residents the other night who had 6 a.m. meds. It took me 2.5 hours to finish my med pass :/ which is actually considered SLOW at my facility. I do not pre-pour, do not sign early...I do my...
I am a new nurse and love most of the CNAs with whom I work. I would have had a much more difficult time adjusting to taking care of 50+ residents if not for them. Most of them work their butts off...
On my first night at a LTC, a woman who was known to be hostile, screamed at me that "You don't speak English". I calmly said to her that "I am speaking English right now and you seem to understand...
And then sometimes I will talk a lot about non-personal things, if the resident really pushes it....some of my residents just want to know what's going on with the rest of the world outside the...
A nursing school friend is listing his job on social networking sites as "registered nurse" at a very popular hospital in area in which I live. This man has failed the NCLEX-RN twice and has since...
Thank you for your assistance. Yes I understand this is not my concern, but this happens to be my best friend from nursing school who may be hurting himself by calling himself "registered nurse" on...
I don't volunteer much information about myself, but will answer personal questions on a case-by-case basis. For example, I will answer the question, "are you married?", "how long have you been a...